The Stupidity of Crowds: Brexit Edition

Economists almost never agree with each other. Economic issues are very complex and often have many facets to consider. So when they do agree on something, it’s because the issue at hand is pretty simple and straightforward.

Before the Brexit vote, economists almost universally agreed that leaving the EU would be disastrous for the British economy. So naturally, people listened instead to nativist anti-immigrant fear mongering and voted by a less than 2 % margin to leave the EU. Because hey, what the hell do the experts know, amirite?

Pizza Hut spokesperson Donald Trump visited Scotland for the opening of his new golf course development and proceeded to try to get his stank all over the Brexit vote. Scots replied with a torrent of creative insults directed at the former reality show host.

Can we please get a video of Peter Capaldi reading these?

Of course, things aren’t as simple as all that. The vote to leave isn’t technically binding and no one is really sure how leaving the EU would exactly be done anyway. Regardless, UK prime minister David Cameron decided to GTFO because this is going to be a shit storm no mater how it falls out.